Measuring beneficiary knowledge of the medicare program: A psychometric analysis

Health Care Financing Review

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 111-125

  Bann, Carla M ^a   Terrell, Sherry A ^b   McCormack, Lauren A ^b   Berkman, Nancy D ^b  

^a Environmental Public Health Division   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MONITORING; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICARE; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141885155     PISSN: 01958631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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